SAN JOSE SHARKS prepare for 6 Game Homestand...
PREVIEW
SAN JOSE- After a inconsistent October in which the Sharks struggled, San Jose has risen to the top of the Pacific Division with a 5 Game winning streak and 22 points with a 10-5-2 record. During that time the Sharks have scored at will it seems like beating Teams like Minnesota, St. Louis, Dallas, Columbus, and Philadelphia.
Now on Sunday November 11, San Jose will open a 6 Game Homestand at the SAP Center against their Pacific Rivals, the Calgary Flames(9-7-1)
San Jose is 4-2-1 at home so far and will look to build upon that from motivation from within the Shark Tank.
Calgary will arrive on Sunday and the Flames currently sit in 3rd Place in the Pacific Division behind San Jose and Anaheim with 19 points.
Flames Head Coach Bill Peters has his Team looking good as Mark Giordano, Mikael Backlund, and Johnny Gaudreau all have 6 Goals with Goalie David Ritich(6-6).
Nashville(11-4-1) will then step on the ice inside the Shark Tank. The Sharks defeated Nashville 4-2 on October 23 in Nashville.
The Predators have some weapons as Kyle Turris(7 Goals) Roman Josi(2 Goals) Filip Forsberg(5 Goals) Ryan Johansen(6 Goals) Rookie Robbie Booth leads with 7 Goals. Lets not forget PK Subban(1 Goal) and Goaltender Pekka Rinne(10-4-1) can give any club fits.
Head Coach Peter Laviolette knows what it takes to win given he won his first Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.
On Thursday November 15, the Sharks will welcome a former Franchise Face in Patrick Marleau as the Toronto Maple Leafs(9-7-1) come to California. Goalie Frederik Andersen(8-5-1) leads the way as Marleau(2 Goals) at 39 years old hopes to bring Toronto a Stanley Cup. The Leafs sit in second place behind Boston(11-4-1) with 19 points in the Atlantic Division. Auston Matthews and John Tavares lead with 7 Goals a piece.
On Saturday the St. Louis Blues will come to town who the Sharks just beat on Friday.
San Jose will wrap up their homestand against Canadian Rivals, Edmonton Oilers(6-7-3) and Vancouver Canucks(8-10)
San Jose would love to get a victory over the Oilers as the man behind the bench is former Sharks Head Coach Todd McLellan. San Jose would love to get a W against their former Coach.
The Oilers have arguably the best Player in the League today in Connor McDavid(5 Goals) and he's got some help. Russian Rookie Boris Kakko leads with 8 Goals. Edmonton also has a Stanley Cup Winner in Milan Lucic who helps lead the way. In the Net, Mikko Koskinen(5-3-3)
The Canucks are in a rough place at 8-10 but Goalie Jacob Markstrom(7-9) is still the backbone of that Blue Line. Gone are the days of Roberto Luongo and the Sedin Twins. Vancouver is in a rebuild under Head Coach Travis Green who took over in 2017 as the Canucks have missed the Playoffs the past 3 years.
Young 21 year old Brock Boeser leads with 8 Goals. Stanley Cup Winner Jay Beagle has 7 Assists .